Label Description: In November we’re bringing you our fifth release of 2026, ‘BURN’, which connects back to our first release of the year, an EP by Kavalcade called ‘SIGNAL’.

Like SIGNAL, BURN is a bit of a departure for Tom, featuring music he has made using Scapeshift, a generative tool created by electronic music legend Tim Exile. It is the second of four interconnected EPs which we’ll be releasing on the theme of birth (SIGNAL), ageing and death.

“Each title represents a period of life,” Tom says. “SIGNAL represented childhood and birth, while BURN represents teenage years and young adulthood.” He continues: “The ‘BURN’ tracks include the most intense and heavy ones, which I think is reflective of those periods of life.”

Kavalcade is the new name for Cardiff’s Tom Wallace, aka Pope John Paul Van Damme, who has already dropped an EP on the excellent WEPN label this year. Tom joined the Machine roster at the start of the 2024 with his acid-infused IDM and jungle album ‘Echoes Of An Abandoned Future’ and then dropped another full-length album, ‘Disinfamy’ in December 2024.

Prior to that, Tom had a string of releases, including ‘How Am I Not Myself?’ (Last Riot Records), tracks on Wales Electronic Producers Network (WEPN) collective compilation CDs, and an impressive stack of Bandcamp self-releases. He’s also been a regular live performer, appearing with Ned Rush in Cardiff and Brighton as part of his More Kicks Than Friends YouTube channel tour.

We caught up with Tom in March to discuss his new EPs in more depth: kavalcade.bandcamp.com/album/signal